Nine in ten GP patient responses to the restarted ‘friends and family test’ (FFT) were positive in August, an increase of three percentage points on the prior month.

18 October 2022

Patients with long Covid who are suffering from fatigue and shortness of breath a year after the original infection show signs of autoimmune disease, say researchers.

14 October 2022

GPs need to have access to FFP3 masks as Covid-19 cases rise once more, the BMA has warned.

05 October 2022

Long Covid is affecting 2 million patients in the UK, and GPs are struggling to treat them.

30 September 2022

The UK is now seeing an autumn wave of Covid cases, data from UKHSA and the ZOE symptom study app suggests.

29 September 2022

More than two million autumn boosters have been administered in the first fortnight of the autumn Covid vaccine booster campaign, NHS England has said.

26 September 2022

People with symptoms of depression or anxiety, stress or loneliness before infection may be at increased risk of developing long Covid, a study has found.

09 September 2022

Almost nine in ten (87%) GP patient responses to the restarted ‘friends and family test’ (FFT) were positive.

09 September 2022

Taking vitamin D does not protect against Covid or other respiratory tract infections, two large studies have concluded.

08 September 2022

More than 50 new surgical hubs are being funded to help reduce waiting times and cut Covid backlogs, the Government has announced.

26 August 2022